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Where does “прости́тельный” come from?

прости́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian прости́ть, from Old East Slavic простити, from Proto-Slavic prostiti.

Ancestry of “прости́тельный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрости́ть—
2Old East Slavicпростити—
3Proto-Slavicprostiti—

Words derived from “прости́тельный”

  • непростительный
  • простительно
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